Assura (AGR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Assura plc is a national healthcare premises specialist and UK REIT based in Altrincham, UK - caring for more than 600 primary healthcare buildings, from which over six million patients are served. A constituent of the FTSE 250 and the EPRA indices, as at 30 September 2023, Assura's portfolio was valued at £2.7 billion. At Assura, we BUILD for health. Assura builds better spaces for people and places, invests in skills and inspires new ways of working, and unlocks the power of design and innovation to deliver lasting impact for communities - aiming for six million people to have benefitted from improvements to and through its healthcare buildings by 2026. Assura is leading for a sustainable future, targeting net zero carbon across its portfolio by 2040.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 38.20 to 39.21
• 50-Day Range: 38.36 to 42.84
• 52-Week Range: 37.54 to 49.18
• Volume: 9.88 million shs
• Average Volume: 9.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.24 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 7.85%
• Price Target: GBX 50.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Assura Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Assura scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Assura has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Assura has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Assura is -3,824.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Assura is -3,824.00, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Assura has a PEG Ratio of 3.60. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Assura has a P/B Ratio of 0.78. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AGR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Assura is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 8.28%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Assura does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for AGR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.72

News Sentiment

Assura has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.45 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Assura this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 5 people have searched for AGR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Assura to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Assura insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £301.23 in company stock and sold GBX 0 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.35% of the stock of Assura is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.69% of the stock of Assura is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

AGR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AGR shares performed this year?

Assura's stock was trading at GBX 48.12 at the start of the year. Since then, AGR shares have decreased by 20.5% and is now trading at GBX 38.24.
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How were Assura's earnings last quarter?

Assura Plc (LON:AGR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 21st. The real estate investment trust reported $2.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.80 by $0.00. Assura had a negative net margin of 18.25% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.88%.

How do I buy shares of Assura?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Assura own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Assura investors own include InterDigital (IDCC), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY), Barclays (BARC), BP (BP), Intel (INTC), Legal & General Group (LGEN) and STAG Industrial (STAG).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/21/2020
• Ex-Dividend for 10/9 Dividend: 9/05/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/09/2024
• Today: 11/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: REIT - Healthcare Facilities
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: LON:AGR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.assuraplc.com
• Phone: +44-1925-420660
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 84
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 50.67
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 53
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 48
• Potential Upside/Downside: +31.8%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.01)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.73
• P/E Growth: 3.6
• Net Income: £-28,800,000.00
• Net Margins: -18.25%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.88%
• Return on Assets: 2.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 85.04
• Current Ratio: 0.89
• Quick Ratio: 2.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £157.80 million
• Price / Sales: 7.92
• Cash Flow: GBX 3.87 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.93
• Book Value: GBX 49 per share
• Price / Book: 0.78

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 3,250,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.25 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.37